Kasumigaseki Common Gate Explained

Kasumigaseki Common Gate
Native Name:霞が関コモンゲート
Location:3-2-1 Kasumigaseki
Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Status:Complete
Start Date:January 2005
Completion Date:2007
Opening Date:October 2007
Building Type:Mixed-use
Roof:176m (577feet)
Floor Count:38 above ground
3 below ground
Architect:Kume Kensetsu, Taisei Kensetsu, Shin Nihon Steel
Structural Engineer:Taisei Kensetsu, Shin Nihon Steel, Nihon Densetsu, Mitsubishi Heavy Industry

The are twin tower buildings located in Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The buildings consist of East Tower and West Tower.[1] Together with the adjacent Kasumigaseki Building, the first modern office skyscraper in Japan, the twin towers are landmarks in the Toranomon and Kasumigaseki area. The buildings are directly connected to Toranomon Station of Tokyo Metro Ginza Line.

East Tower

East Tower is owned by the Japanese Government and is occupied by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and Board of Audit. The building is 33 stories or 156 meters high and the total floor area is 114,600 square meters.

West Tower

The Japanese Government and private sectors co-own West Tower. The lower half of the building is a governmental floors and is occupied by Financial Services Agency. Major tenants of the upper half are Teijin, Daiwa SB Investment, Aichi University Tokyo Office, Toho Tenax, MODEC, Tokuyama Corporation,[2] K&L Gates Tokyo Office, Sugimura & Partners, and Kazan Kai (one of the co-owners). The building is 38 stories or 176 meters high and the total floor area is 118,700 square meters.

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Kasumigaseki R7 Project. Tokyo Tatemono. June 29, 2007. January 10, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130512002233/http://www.tatemono.com/news/2007/ttknews070629.pdf. May 12, 2013.
  2. "Business Sites in Japan." Tokuyama Corporation. Retrieved on February 13, 2015